Broom holder



Dec. 7 1926.

N. A. SETTEVIG BROOM HOLDER Filed March 2o, 192e' Patented Dec. 7, i926,l

Unirse stares Parent orties.

NELS A. SETTEVIG, 0F KLOTEN, NORTH DAKOTA..

BROO'M HOLDER.

Application filed Marc'n 20, 1926. Serial No. 976,218.y

This invention relates to article-supporting Y devices and moreparticularly to a broom holder.V Y

One object of the invention is to provide a broom holder which may besecured to a wall or door and suspend a broom out of contact with afloor. j

Another object of the invention is to so construct the broomhandle-engaging jaws of the holder that a broom handle may be firmlygripped but at the same time readily moved out of engagement with thejaws for use.

Another object of the invention is to connectthe aws with a mountingplate that they may have limited movement toward and away from eachother and guided during their movement.

Another object of the invention is to provide the jaws with broomhandle-engaging' pads which may be readily applied to the jaws andfirmly held in engagement therewith.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein-Figure 1 is a view in front elevation showing a c fragment of a broomhandle engaged with the improved holder; I

Fig. 2 is a view showing the holder in rear elevation; j

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the ,line 3 8 of Fig.1, andA lFig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view by the numeral 4 arepivotally secured to' the mounting plate 1 by rivets 5 and extendradially uof the arcuate slots whicli are SOv be readily rei formed inthe plate in spaced relation to yeach other longitudinally of the plateand divergev towards the upper edge thereof. rElie jaws are' of aduplicate construction and each includes a flat body portion 7 hav ingan npstanding flange 8 along its inner side. The Vjaw is preferablyformed of sheet etal is slit longitudinally, as shown in'Fig. 3, sothat, when the blank or plate from which the jaw is constructed is bentto form the flange 8 through'which the rivet 5 passes, one end portionof the flange 60 will be free from the body portion 7 and constitutetongue 9 vwhich projects through l the cooperating slot 6 of themount-ing ,plate 1. 'he free inner end of the body portion i is bentupwardly to form a gripping `fiange 10 which is curved transversely ofthe body portion so that a broom handle 11 Adisposed between the jaws isnot liable to be accidentally moved out of engagement with the jaws: Inorder to permit the aws to have very firm gripping engagement with thebroom handle, each jaw has its upstanding iiangc provided with a facingpad V12 which is preferably formed of rubber and may be secured byrivets 13, as shown in Fig. 4, Vbut will preferably be formed, as shownin Fig. 3,

v'Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that each adV 12 is provided witha reduced neck 14 Vpassed through an o eninir 15 formed in 8O i 'C3 bthe flange 1() of the jaw and terminating in an enlarged outer endportion. rlhe enlarged outer end portion of the neel; 14 prof vides amarginal flange 16 which overlaps the cuter face of the liange 10 andcauses the 85 flange 10 to be firmly gripped between the marginal 1G andbody portion of the pad. rEhe pad will, therefore, be, firmly heldinengagement with the jaw but Ina-y place when necessary. ir spring 17 eX-tends between the tongues 9 of the two jaws and has its ends anchored inopenings 18 formed in the ends of the tongues so that the aws will beyieldablyV held against swinging away from each other and retained .ovedanda new one put 111,90

gripping engagement with a broom handle disposed between them.

Then the broom holder is in use, it is secured to a wail or against adoor or other suitable support and the handle of a broom to be supportedis thrust upwardly between the jaws. As the broom handle moved inwardlybetween the jaws, they will be spread apart but as soon as the bro-innis released and attempts to move down rai-diy `he spring 17 will drawthe lO held in lirm gripping engagement with the handle. Therefore, thebroom will besupported in an elevated position and may not readily slipdownwardly. lVhcn it is desiredto use the broom, the handle is graspedandmoved upwardly andoutwardly sothat it passes `from between the jaws.The springwill then move the jaws towards each other and downwardly buttheirdownward swinging` movement will be limited bythe tongues 9engaging the body ot the mounting plate at the lower ends ot the. slotsG. It should also be noted that these tongues will prevent the jaws frombeing bent outwardly when `the broom handle is forced from between theirgripping flanges andI` i theretore, they `will always be 1n operativeVrelation toeach other and prevented from being bent or broken at theirengagement with the` rivets 5. `Vhile it is stated that the .device isto hold-a broom, it will be obvious that ralies, hoes and other articles.having handles `may be supported by the 4idevice'and that lthe handlesmay be of varions diam eters.

j plato adapted to be provided with vertically disposed slots, i

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`illaving thus described the invention, I

A claim l. A broom holder comprising a mountingmemberadapted to besecured to a support and provided with vertically*disposed guidesdiverging upwardly, jaws pivoted to `said mounting member and coactingwith `said guides to control swinging movement of the jaws, `said .jaws`having portions adapted to engage opposite sides of a broom `handlewhen disposed between the jaws, and means tor yieldably retaining saidjaws in position to grip the `broom handle.

Q. Aibroomholdercomprisinga mounting secured to a` supportand jawstowards eachother and the padl'langes support and provided with means tohold the plate in spaced relation to the support, said plate beingformed with arcuate slots diverging towards the. upper edge of theplate, jaws pivoted to the outer tace ot said plate and extendingradially ot' the slots and at their tree ends formed with tonguesextending through said slots to guide and limit swinging ot the jaws,and means yieldably resisting movementof the jaws away trom each otherand serving to hold the jaws: in `gripping engagement with a broomhandle disposed between the jaws.

il. 'A broom holder comprising' a mounting .plate adapted to be securedagainst a support and provided with means to hold the plate in spacedrelation to the support, said; plate being .formed with arcuate 'slotsdiverging towards the upper edge of the plate, jaws pivoted to the outertace of said plate and extending radially ofthe slots and` at their treeends formed with tongues extending through said slots and upstandingflanges, and a spring extending between and engaged with the'tree endsot' said tongues `and yieldably resisting movement ot the jaws away fromeach other .and retaining lthe, aws in gripping engagement with a'broomhandle disposed between the jaws.

5. A broom holder comprising a mounting` plate' adapted toI be securedagainst a support and provided with means to yhold the plate in spacedrelation to the support, said plate being formed with arcuate slotsdivcrging towards 'the upper edge of the plate, jaws pivoted tof theouter face of said plate and` extending radially of the slots and attheir t'ree ends tormedlwith tongues extendingr through said'slots `andupstanding flanges, and resilient means engaged with said tongues andserving to yieldably resist movement ot -the jaws away from each otherand retain their flanges in `gripping engagement with a broom handledisposed between the jaws.

(i. Al broom holder comprising a mounting plate adapted to be secured toa supportand provided with arcuate slots diverging upwardly ot theplate, jaws extending radiallyvot the slot-s and vprojecting outwardlytrom said plate, said jaws being provided with iiangesalong their innersides pivotall v connected with said plate and at the tree Vendportionsot the jaws being severed and torming tongues projected throughthe slots to` guide and limit swinging movement of the jaws, the saidfree end portions ot' the jaws being bent i to `form upstanding grippingflanges, and means yieldably holding said jaws against movement awayfrom each other and their gripping flanges in engagement with a broomhandle disposed between the jaws.

7. A broom holder comprising a mounting plate adapted to be secured to asupjaws formed with openings, pads disposed port and provided witharcuate slots divergagainst said gripping anges and provided ing uwardly of the plate, jaws extending with necks extending through theopenings radial y of the slots and projecting outto anchor the pads tothe flanges, and means 5 wardly from said plate, said jaws beingyieldably holding said jaws against movepivot-ally connected with saidplate and proment away from each other with their pads vided with meansextending through the in gripping engagement Withahroonihandle slots toguide and limit their movement todisposed between the jaws. wards andaway from each other, upstand- In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.10 ing gripping flanges at the free ends of said NELS A. SETTEVIG. [11.s.]

